Mounting for bow and tie assembly



E. E. FOSTER MOUNTING FOR BOW AND TIE ASSEMBLY Feb. 18, 1964 2Sheets-Sheet l Filed MaICh l, 1961 www FIG-2 HIWIMIHIMIIII s s Y o d.; FN T,. @n NE O WR A A w D E Y B Feb. 18, 1964 E. E. FOSTER MOUNTING FORBOW AND TIE ASSEMBLY 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March l, 1961' INVENToR.EDWARD E F-OSTER BY i M AT TORNEYS United States Patent O 3,121,495MUNTNG FDR BSW AND TIE ASSEMBLY Edward E. Foster, West Sornwali, Conn.,assigner to William E. Wright & Sons Company, West Warren, Mass., acorporation of New Jersey Fiied Mar. 1, 1961, Ser. No. 93,910 9 Claims.(Ci. '2H-61) This invention relates to the display and packaging of giftyrapping materials such as ribbon. More particularly, the inventionrelates to a mounting for holding ribbon folded in the form of a hankand preformed bows in a secure and decorative relationship facilitatingdisplay, handling and packaging of the bow and hank as a unitaryassembly,

This application is a continuation-in-part of my earlier application,Serial No. 72,984, filed December 1, 1960, now abandoned.

In the ygift wrapping industry, the manufacture of preformed orready-made bows has grown into a large volume of business. The bows areeither sold individually or in combination with a hank of ribbon to beused with the bow in gift wrapping. When the ribbon and bow aremerchandised as a combination, the current practice involves the stepsof securing the ribbon hank with a band of metal foil known as abendover to hold the loops of the hank in place. Another fastenerelement, such as a clip or tie, is employed to prevent the bow comingapart. So secured, the ribbon and bow may be placed in a transparent bageither loosely or by sealing into separate compartments of the bag tokeep the items neatly arranged. Alternatively, the ribbon and bow,secured as described above, may be attached to a display card.

It is the principal object of this invention to provide an article ofsimple and inexpensive construction for maintaining a hank of ribbon anda bow in predetermined assembled relation.

Another object of this invention is to provide a mounting of the abovetype which simplifies the process of assembling bow and tiecombinations.

A further object of this invention is to provide a mounting of the abovetype which includes means for applying the bow to a package.

The above and other objects and advantages of this invention will beapparent from the following description yand with reference to theaccompanying drawing in which:

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a bow and tie assembly embodying thisinvention;

FiG. 2 is a plan View of a mounting strip such as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a mounting strip being applied to aribbon hank;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an alternative form of mountingstrip for bow and tie assembly;

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the back of the FIG. 4 strip, with thestrip in an extended condition;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a modified form of mounting strip;and

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the FIG. 6 strip.

In FIG. 1 is shown a bow and tie assembly indicated generally at 4. Theassembly is unitary and comprises a hank of ribbon 6 and a ready-madebow 8 held in coplanar spaced relation with the hank by means of amounting member, indicated generally at 10. The unitary character ofthis assembly facilitates the handling, packaging and display of bow andtie combinations.

As shown, the mounting member 10 is in the form of a strip of pliantsheet material such as metal foil or laminated metal foil, plastic,cardboard, and the like. Any material may be used which is sufficientlypliable to 3,121,495 Patented Feb. 18, 1964 be folded around the ribbonhank while being sufficiently rigid to maintain the bow and hank inpredetermined assembled relation, such as shown in FIG. l. The sheetmaterial selected should preferably be one Iwhich may easily be torn orcut so that the bow and hank may be readily separated by the user.

One end portion of the strip 10 provides a bendover, indicated generallyat 11, Lfor receiving and holding a ribbon in hank form. The bendoverportion of the mounting strip includes transversely disposed,longitudinally spaced, fold lines, indicated at 12 and 13, FIGS. 2 and3. The fold lines define panels 14 and 16 located at one end of thestrip which are foldable around the hank 6, as shown in FIG. 3.

The mounting strip 10 is also provided with means for locking orsecurely holding the bendover 11 in folded condition around a ribbonbank. As shown, the locking means comprise a tab 18 struck from thestrip and reversibly foldable into a locking position against thesurface of the panel 16, as shown in FIG. 3. A fold line Zt) facilitatesthe folding of the tab 18.

At the other end of the strip 111 a section 22 is provided for receivingthe bow 8. The bow :may be secured to the section 22. during themanufacture of .the bow on a bow making machine, such as by stapling oremploying a suitable adhesive composition. In the embodiment shown, astaple 23 holds the bow in its formed condition and extends through thesection 22 holding the bow in place on the mounting strip. An adhesivebearing sheet 24 (FiG. l) may be disposed on the undersurface of thesection 22 and held in place by the staple 23. The sheet 24 has anadhesive coating on its undersurface for attachment of the bow carryingsection 221 to a package. Alternative means for attaching the bowcarrying section 22 to a package may be provided such as an. adhesivecoating applied directly on the undersurface of the section 22 asindicated at 25 in FIG. 3.

The central portion of the strip intermediate the end portions, isintegral with the bow receiving section 22 and the bendover panel 16,providing a panel 27 of sufficient length to hold the bow and ribbonhank in generally spaced and coplanar relation, facilitating visualinspection of both items. The panel may be provided with line 29 and/ orinstructional data for the customer indicating a suitable place fortearing or cutting the strip for separating the bow carrying panel 22.

The rigidity of .the mounting strip 1h may be enhanced by longitudinalcorrugations, such as shown in FIG. 2 of the drawings. In addition tocorrugation, the strip may be embossed to show price or otherinformational data. rl`he corrugations impart sufficient rigidity to thestrip so that the physical relationship of the bow and tie will bemaintained during handling. Moreover, the corrugated construction makesit possible to employ thin sheet metal foil which may be lreadily tornor cut to edect separation of the bow supporting section 22 from theremainder of the strip without sacrificing the desired degree ofstructural rigidity.

In using the mounting strip 10, a ribbon Ihank is placed on the surfaceof the panel 16. The pane-l 14 -is then `swung or folded on top of thehank. The hank and the panels 14 and 16 are swung together about thefold line 13 to bring the panel 14 into surface contact with the uppersurface of the strip, such as shown in FIG. 3. Thereafter, the lockingtab 18 is swung upwardly into engagement `with the panel 16 as shown inFIG. l. The bow may then be applied to the section 22 as describedabove. Manufacturing techniques may make it desirable to apply the bowrst and then the hank.

The mounting strip may be provided with a loop 28 to enable the assemblyto be supported on display hooks, peg boards and the like. The loop 28is: struck from 3 the strip and extends from the lower edge of the panellr6 as shown in FIG. v2. As the panels 14 and 16 are folded to theposition shown in FIG. 3, the loop is swung or carried by the panel 16to a position extending outwardly of the upper edge of the mountingstrip and in the plane of the panel 16.

While the mounting strips shown in the drawing include loops 28 for use`in hanging up the bow and tie assemblies, mounting strips without saidloops are also provided to be used when the bow and tie assemblies aremerchandised in transparent bags.

In FIG. 4 is shown an alternative or modified form of mounting strip fora bow and tie assembly. The strip indicated generally at 32 may beformed of any suitable sheet material and comprises a bendover formingportion at one end, indicated generally at 34, for receiving and holdinga ribbon hank 36. At the other end of the strip is a panel or section 37for holding a bow ink predete.- mined relation to the hank and formounting the bow on a package such as described above with reference toFIGS. 1-3.

The bendover portion of the strip may be provided with a plurality oftransversely disposed fold lines 39 (FIG. to facilitate folding thebendover portion around a hank of ribbon and to give the assembly a neatappearance. The outer edge portion or panel 4d of the bendover isprovided with an adhesive coating 42 which may be any suitable type suchas pressure sensitive or contact type. The adhesive provides means forholding the bendover folded around a hank of ribbon, such as shown inFIG. 4.

The undersurface of bow mounting panel 37 is also provided with asuitable adhesive such as indicated at 44 for atxing or attaching thebow to a package.

Sheets 46 and 48 (FIG. 5) may be provided to protect the adhesivebearing surfaces, the sheets being made of any material readilyremovable from the adhesive preparatory to its being used.

The mounting strip 32 includes a central portion 4S integral with thebendover and bow mounting panel. The central portion is preferably ofsufficient length and stiffness to maintain the hank and bow inpredetermined coplanar and spaced relation so that both the hank and bowcan be visually inspected at a glance. The strip may, if necessary ordesirable, be provided with a line E@ which may be provided byperforating the strip to facilitate tearing or separating the bowcarrying panel 37 from the remainder of the strip.

In FIG. 6 shown generally at 52 is a modified form of mounting strip-for bow and tie assembly. The strip includes a bendover forming portion54 and a bow mounting panel S6. The bendover portion may be providedwith fold lines 57 (FIG. 7). However, the fold lines may be omitted if asufficiently pliable sheet material is used in making the strip. A line55 may be provided to indicate to the user -a convenient place to tearthe strip for separation of the bow carrying panel 56. `If necessary ordesirable, the line may be provided by perforating the strip. The outeredge portion or panel 58 of the bendover is provided with any suitableadhesive, which in the embodiment shown is of the contact type. Thestrip is also provided with another adhesive coating 60 generallycorresponding in size to the adhesive surface on panel 58 and locatedfor engagement with the adhesive on panel 58 when the bendover isdisposed around a ribbon hank in the manner shown in FIG. 6-. 'In thisembodiment it will be noted that the adhesive is applied to the panel S8so that it will contact the adhesive 6d when the panel extendsdownwardly from the hank. This arrangement facilitates manipulation ofthe strip in forming the bendover. Removable sheets 62 may be providedto protect the adhesive surfaces of the strip.

The mounting 52 also includes a bow mounting panel 56 which is providedwith adhesive material '64 for attaching a preformed bow to a package. Aprotective sheet 66 may be provided for the adhesive surface.

The mounting strips 32 and 52 may, if desirable, be provided with a loopsuch as shown at 63 to enable the assembly to be supported on displayhooks. The loop may be struck from the strip in the manner shown.

While as shown the mounting strips 32 and 52 are coated with adhesivematerials for holding the bendover around a hank of ribbon, it is withinthe scope of the invention to provide a heat-sealable plastic for thispurpose. The entire strip or portions thereof may be made of suitableplastic enabling heatesealing las a step `in the method of assemblingthe hank and bow.

Having thus described this invention, what is claimed is:

1. A mounting member for a bow and hank of ribbon comprising an integralstrip `of sheet material, one end of said strip being in the form ofbendover for holding a henk of ribbon, said bendover including at leasttwo laterally extending fold lines disposed in parallel spaced relation,the spacing between said fold lines being related to the width of saidhank of ribbon, means for retaining said bendover in folded conditionaround a ribbon hank, said strip further including a .supporting panelfor receiving a pre-formed bow.

Article as set forth in claim 1 in which said retaining means comprisesa tab reversibly foldable over said bendover for holding the same infolded condition around said hank.

`3. Article as set forth in claim ll in which said retaining meanscomprises adhesive material.

4. Article as set forth in claim 1 in which said retaining meanscomprises a heat-sealable plastic.

5. Article as set forth in claim 1 in which said strip is `aheat-sealable synthetic plastic material.

6. Article as set forth in claim 1 and including a loop struck from saidstrip, said loop being pivotable to a position extending outwardly ofthe upper edge of the strip for hanging the bow and ribbon assembly.

7. An article as set forth in claim 1 in which said strip is metal foilcorrugated longitudinally.

8. An article as set forth in claim 1 in which the means carried by saidbow mounting section for afIiXing the same to a package is an adhesivematerial.

9. An article as set forth in claim l in which the bow receiving sectionis coated with an adhesive for attachment of the bow thereto.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS687,323 Lewis Nov. 26, 1901 1,409,100 Hamer Mar. 7, v1922 2,115,449Pradt Apr. 26, 1938 2,547,487 Penney Apr. 3, 1951

1. A MOUNTING MEMBER FOR A BOW AND HANK OF RIBBON COMPRISING AN INTEGRALSTRIP OF SHEET MATERIAL, ONE END OF SAID STRIP BEING IN THE FORM OF ABENDOVER FOR HOLDING A HANK OF RIBBON, SAID BENDOVER INCLUDING AT LEASTTWO LATERALLY EXTENDING FOLD LINES DISPOSED IN PARALLEL SPACED RELATION,THE SPACING BETWEEN SAID FOLD LINES BEING RELATED TO THE WIDTH OF SAIDHANK OF RIBBON, MEANS FOR RETAINING SAID BENDOVER IN FOLDED CONDITIONAROUND A RIBBON HANK, SAID STRIP FURTHER INCLUDING A SUPPORTING PANELFOR RECEIVING A PRE-FORMED BOW.